Newton W. Gilbert Explained

Newton Whiting Gilbert
Order:25th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
Term Start:January 11, 1901
Term End:January 14, 1905
Governor:Winfield T. Durbin
Predecessor:William S. Haggard
Successor:Hugh Thomas Miller
State1:Indiana
District1:12th
Term Start1:March 4, 1905
Term End1:November 6, 1906
Preceded1:James M. Robinson
Succeeded1:Clarence C. Gilhams
Office2:Member of the Indiana Senate
Term2:1896-1900
Birth Date:May 24, 1862
Birth Place:Worthington, Ohio, U.S.
Death Date:July 5, 1939 (aged 77)
Death Place:Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Restingplace:Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Indiana
Party:Republican Party

Newton Whiting Gilbert (May 24, 1862 – July 5, 1939) was an American politician from Indiana.

Career

He was the 25th lieutenant governor of Indiana, a member of the Indiana State Senate, a representative in the United States House of Representatives, and an acting governor-general of the Philippines from September 1, 1913, to October 6, 1913.[1] He served on the Philippine Commission, the appointed upper house of the Philippine Legislature of the American colonial Insular Government of the Philippines.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilbert.html Newton W. Gilbert